Wildlife

Wasatch Wildflowers: Small Flower Woodland Star (lithophragma parviflorum)

Ashley Brown
Jul 23, 2022

Photo: Small Flower Woodland Star (lithophragma parviflorum) – photo: Ashley Brown

WASATCH MOUNTAINS, Utah — The small flower woodland star, also known as prairie star, is a perennial herb native to Utah, with five tiny bright white or pink petals. The star-shaped flower grows between ½ – 1 inch wide. The lobed leaves mostly grow on the lower part of the stem, close to the base of the plant. The whole plant is typically less than one foot tall.

Look for blooming flowers in oak, maple, and sagebrush communities between 4,700 and 8,500 feet from spring to early summer.

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By: Ashley Brown

Contact: ashley@townlift.com

Ashley is a Utah native, the Wasatch Mountains and mystical red deserts of Southern Utah are her home. Wilderness conservation is a key component to writing and recreation in her life. To fuel her stories and find inspiration she climbs rocks and mountains, snowboards and splitboards, takes journeys into the quiet wilderness, and practices integration into humanmade society through a yogic lifestyle.

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